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  1. docbrown

    Ranking team mascots by how dangerous they are

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    25 Teams. 5 Divisions.

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    Hull Expansion/Merger/Destruction Thread

    So we all know that Hull is a toxic waste site located in the north of England. The barely 'human' population is currently around 260k - or 520k if you count both heads as extra people. Sadly, the area is serviced by 2 Super League teams: The Hull Kraptown Rovers and Hull F.U.K.C. The Kraptowns...
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    Vegas TRIPLE header

    If you want to make a market for the NRL in the States you have to get people to watch. To do that you need to cut through the noise of the 10 BILLION other things that steal potential eyeballs. So now I'm going to say something controversial. Others will moan but hear me out. The NRL could...
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    Changing the NRL season for Internationals

    I don't think the NRL is ever going to reduce the number of matches played in the club season. Those matches generate the broadcast revenues that pay all the bills. And if internationals were to stay solely in October and November I'd be fine with that too. But if Internationals were played...
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    NRL Expansion: Google Trends data

    Time to kick the old hornets nest. It's been a while since I've needed to use Google Trends for work. Afterwards I was bored and started looking at some NRL stats versus other sports and possible expansion areas. Take these with a grain of a salt. Some data you'll like. Some you won't. Also if...
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    World Cup format. Bigger pool games. 18 to 20k avg crowds.

    This format has 6 pool games that feature the Top 4 teams in order to boost crowds. It also has more close games between teams ranked 5th-12th and fewer lop sided match-up between top and bottom teams. 16 teams are placed into two groups: Tier A Teams: Australia, New Zealand, England, Samoa...
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    Expansion club fanbase sizes

    Different expansion clubs will have different fanbase sizes. This isn't the only metric for measuring a club's potential. For instance, a club in a metropolitan area will likely access more corporate support than one in a regional area. This just shows where your favoured expansion club will sit...
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    Does expansion affect the closeness of the competition?

    Just some interesting statistics to mull over. The top 7 teams are within 2 points of each other. 1 win or loss and (based on other teams results) they can end up anywhere from 1st to 10th. There are 13 teams within 1 win of the Top 8 and 15 teams within 2. That's a close competition. But also...
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    20 Team Comp with Perth, Adelaide, NZ2 and QLD5

    Northern Division: North Queensland Cowboys, Sunshine State Dolphins, Brisbane Broncos, South Queensland Jets, Gold Coast Titans Cowboys play 9 games in Townsville and 5 in Cairns Dolphins play 9 games in Brisbane and 5 on the Sunshine Coast Jets play 12 games in Brisbane and 2 in Toowoomba...
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    Future Queensland Derby Games

    In a scenario where Queensland gets a 5th team (maybe in an 18 to 20 team comp - who knows?), there will be 20 Queensland derby games every year. Out of pure procrastination (wasting my holidays) I decided to see how the NRL could schedule those games throughout the year. I assumed the 5th team...
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    2040s Population Projections

    I thought that in order to add some more data to these expansion discussions, it might be worthwhile looking at the population projections for the early 2040s. I sourced these from ABS, NSW planning, QLD planning etc. I also took the medium projections. And before anyone complains, yes, you...
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    What are the biggest games of the year?

    Obviously things change over time. Clubs getter better and/or worse. But some matches, year in and year out, just have a strong appeal. They don’t even have to include your team. For instance, the ANZAC and Good Friday afternoon games are big in my family. So what games do you look forward to...
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    20 teams. 26 rounds. 260 games. 28 cities.

    Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Gosford, Brisbane 3, Sunshine Coast, Central Queensland, Cairns, PNG, Fiji, Wellington, Christchurch and The Bears. 13 potential franchises. Not all of them will get one. At best I’d say 3 of them will within the next 15 years. The question is therefore: how do you...
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    2023 Eight Nations

    Hypothetical 2023 Eight Nations. Personally, I’d swap Lebanon for France just because France needs the practice for 2025. Pool A: Australia, England, PNG, Fiji Pool B: New Zealand, France, Tonga, Samoa Play own pool teams once and one team from the other pool once. Week 1 (cross pool games)...
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    Queensland Dolphins

    I encourage all Dolphins fans to call the team the Queensland Dolphins until management is smart enough to adopt that moniker officially. It's not unprecedented to have a state name or state nickname as a geographic moniker even though the team is in a competition where there are other teams in...
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    Confessions of a Tabloid Sports Hack Writer

    Being a tabloid sports hack writer is a thankless job. Why? Well my ex-wife would tell you it’s because I’m a self-righteous bastard but hey, she only says that because she knows me. None of you know me. What right have you to judge? I’m out there on the front line everyday...
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    Rugby League Needs An Answer To The Bledisloe Cup

    I've been arguing for a long time that Australia & New Zealand need a regular 3 match series every 4th year in the vein of the Bledisloe Cup -- a potential name might be the Anzac Series etc. Effectively this year we'll have had that (Anzac Test, 4 Nations Game 1 and now the Final) which stands...
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    Six Nations

    There's a rumour that the 4 Nations was looking to be expanded to a 6 Nations format with teams playing 4 matches each over 4 weeks + final? The 3 qualifiers would be the 3 top teams from each region, so when the tournament is in the southern hemisphere say PNG, Fiji and Samoa qualify then -...
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    Some Comparative World Cup Stats

    For comparison purposes here's some statistics - Union World Cup 7 tournaments played 8 countries have hosted it (1991 was shared between 5) 25 countries qualified 4 countries have won it 4 countries have come second 6 countries have come third 6 countries have come fourth 12 countries have...

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